by Boat Ed, A Division of Kalkomey Enterprises, LLC We discovered this official boating handbook on-line and we wanted to share it with you. The handbook introduces you to Maine laws governing boating and provides general information about safe vessel operation. The complete PDF version can be found on our Website under “Articles and Guides”.
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Working to Restore Caruso Island
by Chip Wendler, vice president During the summer months, it is hard to drive across the route 302 causeway without seeing someone taking a picture with the mountain and island in the background. That big mountain and little island appear in countless numbers of family photo albums including my own. Yet, in recent years, Caruso
L.E.A. Annual Water Testing Findings
The Lakes Environmental Association performed their annual water testing for 2019. Each year they test for water clarity, concentrations of phosphorus and chlorophyll. Areas tested were for; Moose Pond Main (Basin 1), Moose Pond South (Basin 3), and Moose Pond North (Basin 4) Their overall findings found that the concentrations of chlorophyll during 2019 were
LakeSmart Tip: Trees Are Very LakeSmart
A vegetated buffer is a must for protecting the lake’s water quality, and a buffer is incomplete without trees. Large trees do an outsize portion of lake protection, as well as provide the duff and stable environment the buffer needs. A short list of what trees on the shoreline provide is below, and more in
Planned Erosion Survey
by Cory Dunning, Lakes Environmental Association The landscape surrounding Moose Pond can tell us a lot about the quality of the water. Since the majority of precipitation that replenishes our lakes, ponds, and rivers does not fall directly into them, instead flowing across the surrounding areas, the overall condition of the watershed is one of
Hello!
My name is Bill Dexter – my sister Elizabeth Stockwood and I are the “Moose Pond” Lake Smart reps. Lake Smart is a no cost, no risk, all reward way to learn about how our properties impact our wonderful Moose Pond. The process is really simple. Just contact either of us and we will schedule
Thomae’s Property First To Receive LakeSmart Award
Bill Dexter is heading up the Lake Smart program on Moose Pond. He and his sister Elizabeth went through the training. They will conduct assessments of your property and confirm if you are eligible for a lake smart award. Please keep in mind, this is not a policing program. It is intended to be an
Courtesy Boat Inspections for Moose Pond 2019!! Just like last year, ZERO results!!
by WG Muir, board member That’s right, after all that hard work! Zero results, NO INVASIVE PLANTS FOUND!!! Moose Pond Courtesy Boat Inspection program had a busy year with 2007 courtesy boat inspections. To achieve this, over 1200 inspection hours were logged in 2019 with a cost of over $19,000. Maintaining this high level of
Wake Hazards
by Daniel l. Dolgin Like wines, some wakes are good and some not so good; too much in the wrong place, very bad. Wakes unleash energy generated by a motorboat hull pushing water out of its own way. This is called displacement. In some cases, the force of the wake erodes the shoreline, re-suspends sediments
Why We Inspect Boats and Promote Lakesmart
by Wynn Muller – Maine Lakes Society As an active lake association, Friends of Wilson Lake spends about $5,000 (including $2,000 in DEP grant funds) inspecting boats at the landing to prevent the spread of milfoil and other invasive plants into our lakes. You also might know that we have been fostering and promoting LakeSmart,